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sleepy_npc 's review for:
The Unseelie King
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
The 1st book of this series definitely caught my attention. I loved the world building, and I'm a sucker for a story of an asshole MMC turned softy, but this just missed the mark. As I continued the series, both of the main characters were two sides of an insufferable coin. The back and forth between them was exhausting and just didn't go anywhere. Maybe that was the point, to just have an endless loop of pointless dialog, but it just wasn't fun to read.
Valory: "Be my queen while I destroy everything, and we will rule over ashes!!"
Abigail: "No."
Valory: "THIS IS WHO I WAS MADE TO BE! SURRENDER!" *pins her against a wall*
Abigail in her mind: "I hate that I love him. I shouldn't love him. "
That was about all they had to offer for most of the series. And while the couple was annoying, it just seemed like their back and forth was pointless, and we spent so much time with it that the ending was just a huge letdown. I figure the ending was symbolic for the eternal struggle of good and evil, but it just didn't land as 4 books worth.
What is interesting to me is that the romance that blossomed between two supporting characters actually had depth and was healthy and sweet, which shows healthy relationships could've existed in this series. Not once did that coupling feel like it was blurring some consent lines or like Stockholm syndrome like the MC. This relationship seemed purposeful and showed character growth a bit, which was refreshing.
Also, the MMC and his reasoning of why he wanted to destroy everything just seemed thrown together. I'm stilling not really understanding why, and I don't think he did either outside of "I was born this way." He was also born to be unlovable, but here we are.
Also, Puck could've been such a stand-out character. A fae experiencing all parts of our timeline, but his vocabulary only seemed to be from the current time in the book and 2020 Twitter. It felt very thrown in there as an afterthought to make things work, which, you do what you gotta.
Overall, the series felt just so repetitive. The world seemed absolutely beautiful, but I just really wish that outside of getting physically stronger that there was some emotional growth to give us more.
Valory: "Be my queen while I destroy everything, and we will rule over ashes!!"
Abigail: "No."
Valory: "THIS IS WHO I WAS MADE TO BE! SURRENDER!" *pins her against a wall*
Abigail in her mind: "I hate that I love him. I shouldn't love him. "
That was about all they had to offer for most of the series. And while the couple was annoying, it just seemed like their back and forth was pointless, and we spent so much time with it that the ending was just a huge letdown. I figure the ending was symbolic for the eternal struggle of good and evil, but it just didn't land as 4 books worth.
What is interesting to me is that the romance that blossomed between two supporting characters actually had depth and was healthy and sweet, which shows healthy relationships could've existed in this series. Not once did that coupling feel like it was blurring some consent lines or like Stockholm syndrome like the MC. This relationship seemed purposeful and showed character growth a bit, which was refreshing.
Also, the MMC and his reasoning of why he wanted to destroy everything just seemed thrown together. I'm stilling not really understanding why, and I don't think he did either outside of "I was born this way." He was also born to be unlovable, but here we are.
Also, Puck could've been such a stand-out character. A fae experiencing all parts of our timeline, but his vocabulary only seemed to be from the current time in the book and 2020 Twitter. It felt very thrown in there as an afterthought to make things work, which, you do what you gotta.
Overall, the series felt just so repetitive. The world seemed absolutely beautiful, but I just really wish that outside of getting physically stronger that there was some emotional growth to give us more.